CURATORS E TUTORS
Internationally renowned curators are invited to program the Azores Video Art Screenings. They design exclusive session for FUSO INSULAR and present a selection of works by Portuguese and foreign artists. The screenings are preceded by a conversation with the curator, in order to enrich the audience’s knowledge.
The Moving Image Laboratory, FUSO INSULAR’s Creative Residency Programme, invites artists with extensive experience in the field of the moving image, who are responsible for the theoretical training and practical tutoring of the participants.
Jean-François Chougnet (France) is the artistic director of FUSO and has dedicated his career to cultural policies. He was Managing Director of Villette, Paris (2001-2006). In 2005, he was the General Commissioner of the Year of Brazil in France. He directed the Berardo Foundation in Lisbon from 2007 to 2011. In 2011, Jean-François Chougnet became CEO of Marseille-Provence Capital of European Culture 2013. From 2014 to 2022 he was president of the Musée des Civilizations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée (Mucem), in Marseille, France. Jean-François Chougnet is a curator and consultant on museum projects and director of the « Lille 3000 » festival.
André Laranjinha (b. 1977) lives and works in São Miguel. He has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Lisbon and works in cinema, video, visual arts, graphic arts and illustration. He is co-founder of Alice ’s House atelier, together with graphic designer Júlia Garcia.</p><p>Among his films are: Wine (2018); Stone Walls (2017); Clarissas (2016); Bread (2014); Slaughter (2011); Negro Island (2010); Nature and Ingeniousness (2009) and Pilgrimages from São Miguel (2009).
Jean-François Chougnet
Jean-François Chougnet (France) is the artistic director of FUSO and has dedicated his career to cultural policies. He was Managing Director of Villette, Paris (2001-2006). In 2005, he was the General Commissioner of the Year of Brazil in France. He directed the Berardo Foundation in Lisbon from 2007 to 2011. In 2011, Jean-François Chougnet became CEO of Marseille-Provence Capital of European Culture 2013. From 2014 to 2022 he was president of the Musée des Civilizations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée (Mucem), in Marseille, France. Jean-François Chougnet is a curator and consultant on museum projects and director of the « Lille 3000 » festival.
André Laranjinha
André Laranjinha (b. 1977) lives and works in São Miguel. He has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Lisbon and works in cinema, video, visual arts, graphic arts and illustration. He is co-founder of Alice ’s House atelier, together with graphic designer Júlia Garcia.</p><p>Among his films are: Wine (2018); Stone Walls (2017); Clarissas (2016); Bread (2014); Slaughter (2011); Negro Island (2010); Nature and Ingeniousness (2009) and Pilgrimages from São Miguel (2009).